The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-23


Marine railway at Brewer, the whifietree of the
jigger broke; Mitchell reached forward to fix it
when the horse kicked him in the chest. He was
thrown fifteen feet by the force of the kick. He
was taken into a house near by and died in a few
minutes. No marks were found on his body ow-
ing to his clothing. He was about 10 years of age
and highly respected citizen.
Fire Among the Coffins.
BANGOR, Dec. GA fire broke out in the un-
dertakingrooms of Abel Hurt this morning at 8
o'clock The fire department was promptly on
hand and soon extinguished the flames, but not
before considerable damage had been done to the
building and contents The damage to collins and
other articles is about $4,000, partly insured;
and to the building about 5000, with no insur-
ance The fire caught in the second story from
spark falling from stove funnel into pile of
paper in the corner of the room.
Bath Items.
BATH, Dec. 22-The Shaw mill at Bath shut
down Wednesday night. The mill run five weeks
longer this year than last.
The traverse juries of the December S. j. Court
have been dismissed to await the work of the
grand jury. Several members Of the Law and
Order League are present at the meeting of the
grand jury to assist in prosecuting the rumsel-
erssand through their recommendations Sheriff
Baou has summoned about fifty persons to ap-
pear before the jury and explain their connection
with suspected shops, But few have responded
and nearly all the rumseers and many of their
customers have left town temporarily
This morning, there was an auction sale OF the
shipping of the estate Of the late William ingalls,,
in the custom house. One thirty-second of each
of the schooners George W. Adams, Carrie A.
Norton, H. P..Mason and B. r. Woodside we
Il, forc nd
respectively. One sixty-fourth of the schooner
James S. Lowell was sold to W. E. Hogan for
s304 One sixty fourth of the ship St. Mark,
1896 tons, built in 1877, was sold TO Augustus
Palmer for s305. One sixty-fourth of the ship
st. Charles, 1862 tons, built in 1883, was sold to
Nathaniel I. Palmer for S635.50. This ship is
chartered, Philadelphia to San Francisco for
$225o0. One sixtyfourth of the ship b. +. Pack
ard, 2o7e tons, built in 1884, was sold to James
s. MulSan sor $715.
The Crangers.
sKowHEGAN Dec. 22.-The meetings of the
State Grange have been well attended today.
Memorial services in honor of the late Governor
Bodwell were held, consisting of devotional ser
vices and singing. Resolutions were presented
by b. A. Burr of Bangor The committees on
education, agriculture, State agricultural college,
good of the order and course of reading, made
their annual reports. Resolutions favorable to
the repeal of the law allowing the products of
Maine forests to be floated down the st. John
river, manufactured in New Brunswick and
shipped to United States markets free OF duty,
was passed without division. The session was
concluded this evening by general meeting for
speeches and consultation. The session has been
large and harmonious.
Built at Bath.
BATH, Dec. 22-The ship L. f. Sawyer, which
was sunk in collision recently, was built in Bath
by Goss, Sawyer and Packard, in 1882. She has
been engaged in the Pacific and European wheat
trade. She has now gone to the bottom, near
London, run into by an English steamer. She
was loaded with a cargo of wheat from San Fran
cisco bound to London, and commanded by Capt.
f. b. Dnsmore. The cargo was valued at $12.-
ooo The ship originally cost s12o,ooo The
question of which vessel was to blame is to be
decided in an English court. Her manager was
Capt. John r.. Kelley of Bath, and he is an expe-
rienced, shrewd and careful man, and the inter-
ests of all concerned are safe in his hands. Some
of The owners of the ship in this city and insured
are: Charles Davenport, g. L. Moody, F. Patten'
f. B. Dnsmore, p. o. Rogers,
state PensIo ms.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 22-Between January 1st, 1887
and Dec. lst, 1887. HOO applications for State
pensions have been filed at the State pension
agents office in Augusta. lOf this number, 518
claims have been allowed, leaving 2S2 to be dis
posed Of The appropriation for State pensions
for the year was s35 1000. The claims allowed up
to Dec. 1st 1887, were s44, ,2e9.3S, leaving bal
ance at that date of S730.e2. The average per
wear to each family by the above figures was
Sal 80 or SO. .48 per month. At the present rate,
the indication is that there will be about 1900
applications filed up to Jan. 1st 1888.
In 1886, s1e applications for State pensions
were fled and $50 were allowed, the appropria-
ton for the year being s21 900, all of which was
expended.